Early Music Vancouver

Early Music Vancouver Early music for modern ears. Celebrating music from the Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque eras and more on Canada's West Coast.

Early Music Vancouver brings light and life to artistic treasures that could otherwise be all too easily lost.

10/01/2026

A little throwback to Pacific Baroque Orchestra's performance of Telemann's Concerto in A Major. Join PBO again on October 17 as they present Mozart's hugely popular Eine kleine Nachtmusik alongside other compositions inspired by evening festivity. A little night music for a big night out!

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10/01/2026

Join Concerto di Margherita tomorrow at Christ Church Cathedral!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Music for the Little Ice Age! It was an absolutely thrilling concert to debut EM...
09/21/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Music for the Little Ice Age!

It was an absolutely thrilling concert to debut EMV's 2026/27 Season. We are so proud to have premiered acclaimed composer Peter Hannan's 'Snow Skills' alongside a programme of Baroque works performed by Pacific Baroque Orchestra and members of Vancouver Chamber Choir.

This concert is generously supported by

Welcome to EMV’s 2026/27 Season! 🎶We’re thrilled to welcome some of the world’s most renowned early music performers and...
09/10/2026

Welcome to EMV’s 2026/27 Season! 🎶

We’re thrilled to welcome some of the world’s most renowned early music performers and ensembles to Vancouver this season, including Les Arts Florissants, Ensemble Correspondances, Amanda Forsythe, Michele Pasotti, and many more.

And we’re especially excited to present four concerts by Vancouver’s own Pacific Baroque Orchestra!

Subscribe today for the best value, and experience music that has delighted, inspired, and moved audiences for centuries.

We can’t wait to share this season with you!

We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of bass Harry van der Kamp, a long-time collaborator and friend of many Ea...
08/19/2026

We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of bass Harry van der Kamp, a long-time collaborator and friend of many Early Music Vancouver musicians and guests. I'm sharing a recording of Harry singing Landi's "Superbe colli" with Tragicomedia, a fabulous performance and a great lesson in how to sing this repertoire. He will be hugely missed but his recordings will continue to inspire and teach us for years to come.

Here we have an impressive performance from Harry van der Kamp with...

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for EMV's 2026 Summer Festival: The Power of Music! We could truly feel live ...
08/13/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for EMV's 2026 Summer Festival: The Power of Music! We could truly feel live music's power at work throughout the festival this year.

It could not happen without the incredible artists, volunteers, staff, and audience that come together to bring this festival to life.

And the numbers do not lie! Scroll through to discover the impact the festival made this year.

1 - Alex Weimann conducting the PBO and guests in the Orfeo orchestra | Credit: Jess MacAleese
2 - A dancer in Bach Dances | Credit: Chris Randle
3 - Members of Gallo Chamber Players performing in Baroque in Motion on Granville Island
4 - Jacob Perry, Haitham Haidar, Gregório Taniguchi, and William Kraushaar in Orfeo | Credit: Jess MacAleese
5 - Maria Gajraj playing the organetto in Florilegium with COMTESSA | Credit: Jess MacAleese
6 - Summer Festival artists mingling with audience after Florilegium | Credit: Jess MacAleese
7 - Marc Mauillon in Orfeo | Credit: Jess MacAleese

08/06/2026

A unique highlight from the Summer Festival: Len Torrie sings Joni Mitchell’s yearning classic “Blue,” with a reimagined theorbo accompaniment performed by Lucas Harris.

Harris programmed this contemporary masterpiece alongside John Dowland’s Lachrimæ, or Seaven Teares, inspired by the way both works speak to “music’s therapeutic power over our emotions, as listeners or performers.”

Enjoy this excerpt from Len and Lucas’s beautiful rendition of “Blue.”

We are thrilled to announce that balcony seats are now available at the Chan Centre for Antonio Vivaldi's The Four Seaso...
08/05/2026

We are thrilled to announce that balcony seats are now available at the Chan Centre for Antonio Vivaldi's The Four Seasons.

Get a bird's eye view of the Pacific Baroque Orchestra and the "Queen of Baroque Violin" Rachel Podger as they present this period-accurate performance of Vivaldi's beloved classic, alongside arias by Vivaldi sung by Myriam Leblanc, Len Torrie, and EMV Artist-In-Residence Marc Mauillon.

Vivaldi's The Four Seasons
August 7 | 7:30pm
Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

Tickets available on our website.

Photo Credi: Jess MacAleese

We had a night of mythic proportions at the first performance of Monteverdi's Orfeo last night! Thank you to everyone wh...
08/01/2026

We had a night of mythic proportions at the first performance of Monteverdi's Orfeo last night! Thank you to everyone who attended. We have one more performance tomorrow at 2:30pm, we hope to see you there.

Production Credits:
Directed by Guillaume Bernardi
Music Direction by Alexander Weimann
Projection Design by Camilla Tassi
Costume Design by Alaia Hamer
Lighting Design and Technical Direction by Nicole Lamb
AD and English Projected Titles by Sarah Pelzer

Photo Credit:

It truly takes a village! For this new production of Orfeo, we have gathered together an international team of talent, i...
07/27/2026

It truly takes a village!

For this new production of Orfeo, we have gathered together an international team of talent, including EMV Artist-In-Residence Marc Mauillon in the title role. Experience the opera which has transported audiences for over 400 years on July 31 and August 2 Chan Centre at UBC

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